Chandauli district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Chandauli}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandauli district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Chandauli.svg
| map_caption = Location of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Chandauli
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Varanasi division|Varanasi]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chandauli]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2,484.70
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,952,756
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 78.9%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 984
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Chandauli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandauli]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
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| website = http://chandauli.nic.in/
}}

'''Chandauli district''' is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]], and [[Chandauli]] town is the district headquarters. Chandauli district is a part of [[Varanasi Division]]. Chandauli became a separate district for the first time on 20 May 1997.

[[Mughalsarai]], earlier known as Mughalsarai, a city in the district has the busiest rail station in the North East of Uttar Pradesh. The district includes the Chandraprabha (nature) Sanctuary and a number of waterfalls, including at Devdari and Rajdari. The District contributes to Indian [[GDP]] by providing the various cereals from the district including paddy and wheat. Popularly known as the "Dhaan Ka Katora of Uttar Pradesh" because of fertile lands of the Gangetic Plain. Chanduali district made big contributions at the time of freedom movements.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} In Chanduali there is a village named Ghoswan and [[Khakhara]] which is known for the protest against the British for the freedom of India. Chandauli district has its own railway station named [[Chandauli Majhwar railway station]] near to district headquarters.

The district is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref> chandauli district have five vidhan sabha seats and one member of parliament seat.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Chandauli one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Chandauli District
|value1 = 88.48
|label1 = Hindu
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 11.01
|label2 = Muslim
|color2 = Green
|value3 = 0.51
|label3 = Others
|color3 = Grey
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Chandauli district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,952,756,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lesotho]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Lesotho 1,924,886
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 238th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 768 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.83%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chandauli has a [[sex ratio]] of 913 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males.

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 98.70% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 1.16% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,54,167|13=1911|14=3,56,001|15=1921|16=3,61,609|17=1931|18=3,87,128|19=1941|20=4,59,271|21=1951|22=5,44,097|23=1961|24=6,59,347|25=1971|26=7,80,732|27=1981|28=10,01,246|29=1991|30=12,74,839|31=2001|32=16,43,251|33=2011|34=19,52,756|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Languages==
{{pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Chandauli District<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|value1 = 81.06
|label1 = Hindi
|color1 = Orange
|value2 = 17.60
|label2 = Bhojpuri
|color2 = Yellow
|value3 = 1.16
|label3 = Urdu
|color3 = Green
|label4 = Others
|color4 = grey
|value4 = 0.18
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://chandauli.nic.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chandauli district
|North = [[Ghazipur district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Kaimur district]], [[Bihar]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Sonbhadra district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Mirzapur district]]
|Northwest = [[Varanasi district]]
}}
{{Chandauli district}}
{{Districts of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Varanasi division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

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